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Jules Verne, born on February 8, 1828, in Nantes, France, and died on March 24, 1905. He was a renowned French science fiction novelist in the 19th century, known as the 'Father of Science Fiction'. Verne's works are characterized by their rich imagination and unique scientific fantasy, with notable titles such as 'Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea' and 'Around the World in Eighty Days'.

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Famous Jules Verne Quotes

“When I returned to partial life my face was wet with tears. How long that state of insensibility had lasted I cannot say. I had no means now of taking account of time. Never was solitude equal to this, never had any living being been so utterly forsaken.”

Mean Long States Faces Tears Solitude Equal Accounts Wet Forsaken Insensibility

Book:Journey to the Interior of the Earth

Source: Journey to the Interior of the Earth

“While there is life there is hope. I beg to assert...that as long as a man's heart beats, as long as a man's flesh quivers, I do not allow that a being gifted with thought and will can allow himself to despair.”

Men Heart Long Despair Beats Flesh Gifted Heart Beat There Is Hope Quiver

Author:Jules Verne

“But what then? What had he really gained by all this trouble? What had he brought back from this long and weary journey? Nothing, you say? Perhaps so; nothing but a charming woman, who, strange as it may appear, made him the happiest of men! Truly, would you not for less than that make the tour around the world?”

Men World May Long Made Trouble Journey Strange Around The World Charming Weary Charming Woman

Book:Delphi Complete Works of Jules Verne (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of Jules Verne (Illustrated)

“As long as the heart beats, as long as body and soul keep together, I cannot admit that any creature endowed with a will has need to despair of life.”

Needs Heart Long Soul Body Together Creatures Despair Beats Heart Beat Start The Day

Book:A Journey To The Centre Of The Earth / Voyage au centre de la terre (Bilingual Edition: English - French / Édition bilingue: anglais - français)

Source: A Journey To The Centre Of The Earth / Voyage au centre de la terre (Bilingual Edition: English - French / Édition bilingue: anglais - français)

“It swam crossways in the direction of the Nautilus with great speed, watching us with its enormous staring green eyes. Its eight arms, or rather feet, fixed to its head, that have given the name of cephalopod to these animals, were twice as long as its body, and were twisted like the furies' hair.”

Long Body Eye Names Given Animal Feet Hair Arms Green Eight Speed Enormous Staring Fixed Twisted Fury Green Eyes

Book:Delphi Complete Works of Jules Verne (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of Jules Verne (Illustrated)